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11-06-2009, 9:02 PM
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Protective grease coating overload
I just received a tablesaw tenoning jig from Woodcraft. Goodness gracious, was it coated with a thick axle grease as well as a thin coat of oil. It also wreaked of a gasoline-like odor. It definitely was not cosmolene.
I had to disassemble the entire jig, scoop the grease off of each part, then double wash each part with fantastic and a parts cleaning brush. In order to put it back together, I had to use the exploded view in the instruction manual. No where was there mention in the manual of having to do all this. It took about 2 hours to clean, reassemble and adjust. If I knew this, I probably would have not ordered it. -Jeff 
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Thank goodness for SMC and wood dough. Last edited by Jeffrey Makiel; 11-06-2009 at 9:57 PM. Reason: spellin' 
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#2
11-06-2009, 9:33 PM
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Table saw grease
Man that sucks. Doesn't sound right to me. I'd call Woodworker's and let them know the issue. Cosmolene is enough of a PITA. But you shouldn't have to disassemble a saw jig to get it ready for use.
Last edited by Michael Heffernan; 11-07-2009 at 8:42 AM. Reason: spelling
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11-06-2009, 9:39 PM
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Hmmmm, They have them on sale, plus free shipping. I almost ordered one.
John
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11-06-2009, 9:40 PM
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The jig I got from Rockler years ago came with only a light oil on the unpainted surfaces. Your experience really sounds like overkill.
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11-06-2009, 9:56 PM
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It seems to be well made.
To be fair, it does seem to be a quality product upon being cleaned up. It was only $60 including shipping. On the positive side, there was no rust.
-Jeff
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11-07-2009, 4:01 PM
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Items made in Asia are frequently heavily coated with cosmolene. The long sea shipping in containers leads to lots of rust. So, the heavy coating of a protecturant.
That said, if it was cosmoline the quickest and easiest way to clean it up is with kerosene. Kerosene quickly cuts the gunk and leaves a slightly oily residue that helps long term protection of the non-painted surfaces.
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#8
11-07-2009, 4:51 PM
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I bought a tenoning jig from Grizzly last year. It was the same story with it - very heavy with cosmoline. I used naphtha to wash it down and it cleaned up without disassembling it. As Howard said, it's kinda normal with items that spend time in ocean-going shipping.
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